On a scorching summer afternoon at Grootfontein, Namibia, a curious paradox greets every visitor to the Hoba meteorite.

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Tryptophan, the essential amino acid behind the Thanksgiving myth that eating turkey can make you sleepy, has been found to ...

Apollo samples provide evidence: Researchers analyzed Moon rocks brought back by the Apollo missions and, for the first time, ...

Right here on Earth are some outstanding examples of meteorite and asteroid impact craters and other visible impact ...

For decades, humanity has sought answers to one of the most profound questions in science: are we alone in the universe? The ...

Institute of Science Tokyo (Science Tokyo) launched the Visionary Initiatives（VIs） - a cross-disciplinary, integrated ...

Combining analytical chemistry with machine learning doubled the age of ancient rocks that can be examined for signs of ...

New images of interstellar object 3I/ATLAS suggest ice volcano eruptions as scientists study its ancient chemistry and debate ...